Jeff Dessner

Jeff Dessner
Date of birth	April 16, 1977
place of birth	Skokie , Illinois , USA
size	188 cm
Weight	87 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1996 , 7th lap, 185th position New York Rangers
Career stations
1997-2001	University of Wisconsin-Madison
2001-2002	Chicago Wolves Greenville Grrrowl
2002-2003	Iserlohn Roosters
2003-2004	Cologne Sharks

Jeffrey Dessner (born April 16, 1977 in Skokie , Illinois ) is a retired American ice hockey player . For the Iserlohn Roosters and the Kölner Haie he played one year each in the German Ice Hockey League . Before that, he was active for a year in the American Hockey League and ECHL .

Career

Jeff Dessner began his career in 1997 at the University of Wisconsin – Madison , where he played for the Wisconsin Badgers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's gaming operations . In his first year Dessner and his team won the championship of the NCAA Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association . In 1996 he was selected in the seventh round of the NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers in 185th place.

In 2001 Dessner was transferred to the Atlanta Thrashers and played for their two farm teams . These were the Greenville Grrrowl from the ECHL and the Chicago Wolves from the American Hockey League .

For the 2002/03 season he signed a trial contract with the Iserlohn Roosters from the German Ice Hockey League . After a short test phase, he received a contract until the end of the season. He narrowly missed the playoffs with the Sauerland and then moved to the Kölner Haien . With the sharks he was eliminated after six games in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. After the season the defender ended his career.

Others

During his time in Iserlohn, Dessner was nicknamed "Diesel" . This is based on an incident shortly after his arrival in Waldstadt, when he mistakenly filled his new car with diesel instead of the required gasoline , so that the engine was damaged and Dessner was late for training.

Achievements and Awards

• 1998 Broadmoor Trophy win with the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 1999 WCHA Third All-Star Team
• 2000 WCHA First All-Star Team
• 2000 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
• 2000 NCAA West First All-American Team
• 2002 Kelly Cup win with the Greenville Grrrowl

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
1997/98	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WCHA		19th	1	3	4th	43
1998/99	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WCHA		37	7th	14th	21st	46
1999/00	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WCHA		40	11	16	27	61
2000/01	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WCHA		39	7th	12	19th	58
2001/02	Greenville Grrrowl	ECHL		5	1	2	3	8th		13	3	5	8th	10
2001/02	Chicago Wolves	AHL		40	1	11	12	80		-	-	-	-	-
2002/03	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		35	8th	12	20th	82		-	-	-	-	-
2003/04	Cologne Sharks	DEL		52	5	14th	19th	72		6th	0	1	1	6th
NCAA overall				135	26th	45	71	208
DEL total				87	13	26th	39	154		6th	0	1	1	6th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

• Jeff Dessner at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Jeff Dessner at hockeydb.com (English)
• Jeff Dessner at eurohockey.com